Solana News: Nasdaq-Listed Firm Reveals $5B Plan to Buy SOL

DeFi Development Corp., a U.S. company listed on Nasdaq, focused on growing its holdings of Solana (SOL), has made a major move to raise money. The company has signed a share purchase agreement, known as an ELOC (Equity Line of Credit), with RK Capital Management LLC. 

This deal gives DeFi Dev the option to sell up to $5 billion worth of its stock to RK Capital when it chooses, not all at once. Unlike traditional fundraising where companies raise money in one big chunk (often at a fixed price), this deal allows DeFi Dev to raise money gradually.

They are able to sell shares when the market is favorable to them, keeping them from losing money in times of fluctuation. To initiate this deal, DeFi Dev has to file a registration form (Form S-1) with the SEC first so RK Capital can resell the shares legally.

The funds raised from this agreement will mainly go toward buying more Solana (SOL), which is DeFi Dev’s main treasury strategy. The goal is to grow the amount of SOL the company owns per share and increase returns from Solana’s validator rewards (a type of passive income from helping run the Solana network).

CEO Joseph Onorati said this move gives the company a smart and flexible way to grow. “This is a clean, strategic path to continue growing SOL per share and compounding validator yield,” he said. In addition, the company has also filed another Form S-1 to register shares from past fundraising rounds.